Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 - Introduced
PAG LIN
1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY KIBBIE, McKINLEY, ANGELO, CONNOLLY, and LUNDBY
1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 3697HH BY EICHHORN)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution to recognize Joe Royce,
1 5 the winner of the 2005 Dwight Ink Public Service
1 6 Award at Iowa State University.
1 7 WHEREAS, Joe Royce, the legal counsel to the Iowa
1 8 Administrative Rules Review Committee, was presented
1 9 the 2005 Dwight Ink Public Service Award at Iowa State
1 10 University; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Mr. Royce was presented the award on May
1 12 6, 2005, at the 2005 Building Excellence in Governance
1 13 conference sponsored by Iowa State University's Public
1 14 Policy and Administration Program; and
1 15 WHEREAS, at the presentation of the award, Kurt
1 16 Thurmaier, professor of political science and director
1 17 of the Public Policy and Administration Program,
1 18 praised Joe Royce, stating that "Joe Royce not only
1 19 has a strong command of his area of government, but
1 20 the manner in which he administers that role is what
1 21 is most striking about him. Over the years he has
1 22 patiently and clearly guided many a state employee
1 23 through the complex and often=confusing process of
1 24 rulemaking."; and
1 25 WHEREAS, Joe Royce provides legislative oversight
1 26 to the State of Iowa's administrative rulemaking
1 27 process and serves as legal counsel to the Iowa
1 28 General Assembly's Administrative Rules Review
1 29 Committee, a position he has held for the past 29
1 30 years; and
2 1 WHEREAS, the Dwight Ink Public Service Award honors
2 2 Dwight Ink, an Iowa State University alumnus who
2 3 served every U.S. president from Eisenhower through
2 4 Reagan and who, throughout his public service, had
2 5 responsibilities for organizing federal departments
2 6 and agencies; NOW THEREFORE,
2 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
2 8 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That Joe Royce is
2 9 recognized for his public service to the State of Iowa
2 10 and for being the winner of the 2005 Dwight Ink Public
2 11 Service Award at Iowa State University; and
2 12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon passage, a copy
2 13 of this Resolution be prepared and transmitted to Mr.
2 14 Royce.
2 15 LSB 3697SS 81
2 16 eg:rj/sh/8
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